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'''Battleship''' refers to a type of heavily-armored [[warship]] bearing the largest caliber of [[firearm|guns]] afloat, specifically those warships built between the 1890s through the 1940s.
 
'''Battleship''' refers to a type of heavily-armored [[warship]] bearing the largest caliber of [[firearm|guns]] afloat, specifically those warships built between the 1890s through the 1940s.
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==see also==
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*[[Colorado-class battleship]]
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*[[Connecticut-class battle]]
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*[[Iowa-class battleship]]
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*[[Pennsylvania-class battleship]]
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*[[Naval guns]]
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*[[USS Missouri (BB-63)]]
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*[[USS Arizona (BB-39)]]
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*[Battleship Bismarck]]
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==Further reading==
 
==Further reading==
 
* Brown, David K. ''Eclipse of the Big Gun: The Warship 1906-45'' (1992)
 
* Brown, David K. ''Eclipse of the Big Gun: The Warship 1906-45'' (1992)
 
* Friedman, Norman, and A. D. Baker. ''Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnaught Era'' (2008)
 
* Friedman, Norman, and A. D. Baker. ''Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnaught Era'' (2008)
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* Friedman, Norman. ''U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History'' (1985)
 
* Garcia Y Robertson, Rodrigo. "Failure of the Heavy Gun at Sea, 1898-1922." ''Technology and Culture'' 1987 28(3): 539-557. Issn: 0040-165x Fulltext: [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0040-165X(198707)28%3A3%3C539%3AFOTHGA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-7 in Jstor]
 
* Garcia Y Robertson, Rodrigo. "Failure of the Heavy Gun at Sea, 1898-1922." ''Technology and Culture'' 1987 28(3): 539-557. Issn: 0040-165x Fulltext: [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0040-165X(198707)28%3A3%3C539%3AFOTHGA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-7 in Jstor]
 
* Hodges, Peter. ''The Big Gun: Battleship Main Armament 1860-1945'', (1981), highly detailed coverage
 
* Hodges, Peter. ''The Big Gun: Battleship Main Armament 1860-1945'', (1981), highly detailed coverage
 
* Hone, Trent. "The Evolution of Fleet Tactical Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1922-1941," ''The Journal of Military History'' - Volume 67, Number 4, October 2003, pp. 1107-1148 in [[Project Muse]]
 
* Hone, Trent. "The Evolution of Fleet Tactical Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1922-1941," ''The Journal of Military History'' - Volume 67, Number 4, October 2003, pp. 1107-1148 in [[Project Muse]]
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* Hore, Peter. ''Battleships of World War II: An illustrated history and country-by-country directory of warships, including battlecruisers and pocket battleships, that ... Jersey, Iowa, Bismarck, Yamato, Richelieu'' (2008)
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* Hore, Peter. ''Battleships of World War I: A Fully Illustrated Country-By-Country Directory Of Dreadnoughts, Including Armoured Cruisers, Battlecruisers And Battleships From 1906-1918'' (2007)
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* Hore, Peter. ''Ironclads: An Illustrated History of Battleships from 1860 to WWI'' (2007)
 
* Lambert, Nicholas A. ''Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Fishers-Revolution-Studies-Maritime-History/dp/1570034923/ref=sr_1_36?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203294993&sr=1-36 excerpt and text search]
 
* Lambert, Nicholas A. ''Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution'' (2002) [http://www.amazon.com/Fishers-Revolution-Studies-Maritime-History/dp/1570034923/ref=sr_1_36?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203294993&sr=1-36 excerpt and text search]
 
* McBride, William M. ''Technological Change and the United States Navy, 1865-1945'' (2000)  [http://www.amazon.com/Technological-1865-1945-Hopkins-Studies-Technology/dp/0801864860/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203293238&sr=8-4 excerpt and text search]
 
* McBride, William M. ''Technological Change and the United States Navy, 1865-1945'' (2000)  [http://www.amazon.com/Technological-1865-1945-Hopkins-Studies-Technology/dp/0801864860/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203293238&sr=8-4 excerpt and text search]
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* Morison, Samuel Loring, and Norman Polmar. ''The American Battleship'' (2003) [http://www.amazon.com/American-Battleship-Samuel-Loring-Morison/dp/0760309892/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229182991&sr=1-9 excerpt and text search]
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* Muir, Malcolm. ''The Iowa Class Battleships: Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri & Wisconsin'' (1991)
 
* Mulligan, Timothy. "Ship-of-the-Line or Atlantic Raider? Battleship Bismarck Between Design Limitations and Naval Strategy," ''The Journal of Military History'' 69#4 October 2005, pp. 1013-1044 in [[Project Muse]]
 
* Mulligan, Timothy. "Ship-of-the-Line or Atlantic Raider? Battleship Bismarck Between Design Limitations and Naval Strategy," ''The Journal of Military History'' 69#4 October 2005, pp. 1013-1044 in [[Project Muse]]
 
* Parkes, Oscar ''British Battleships: 'Warrior' 1860 to 'Vanguard' 1950 - A History of Design, Construction and Armament'' (1990) Naval Institute, Annapolis
 
* Parkes, Oscar ''British Battleships: 'Warrior' 1860 to 'Vanguard' 1950 - A History of Design, Construction and Armament'' (1990) Naval Institute, Annapolis
 
* Sondhaus, Lawrence. ''Naval Warfare, 1815-1914'' (2001) [http://www.questia.com/read/109459237 online edition]
 
* Sondhaus, Lawrence. ''Naval Warfare, 1815-1914'' (2001) [http://www.questia.com/read/109459237 online edition]
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* Sturton, Ian. ''Conway's Battleships: The Definitive Visual Reference to the World's All-Big-Gun Ships'' (2008)
 
* Sumida, Jon Tetsuro. "Gunnery, Procurement, and Strategy in the Dreadnought Era," ''The Journal of Military History'' v69#4 (2005) 1179-1187  online at [[Project Muse]]
 
* Sumida, Jon Tetsuro. "Gunnery, Procurement, and Strategy in the Dreadnought Era," ''The Journal of Military History'' v69#4 (2005) 1179-1187  online at [[Project Muse]]
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* Sumrall, Robert F.,  and Thomas Walkowiak. ''Iowa Class Battleships: Their Design, Weapons and Equipment'' (1989)
 
* Weller, Donald M. "Salvo-splash! The Development of Naval Gunfire Support in World War II". ''United States Naval Institute Proceedings'' 1954 80(8): 839-849, 1011-1021
 
* Weller, Donald M. "Salvo-splash! The Development of Naval Gunfire Support in World War II". ''United States Naval Institute Proceedings'' 1954 80(8): 839-849, 1011-1021
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* Whitley, M.J. ''Battleships of World War Two'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/Battleships-World-War-M-J-Whitley/dp/0304359572/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229182991&sr=1-11 excerpt and text search]
  
  
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see also [[Naval guns]]
 
 
[[category:warships]]
 
[[category:warships]]
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[[Category:Battleships]]

Revision as of 15:47, December 13, 2008

Battleship refers to a type of heavily-armored warship bearing the largest caliber of guns afloat, specifically those warships built between the 1890s through the 1940s.

see also

Further reading

  • Brown, David K. Eclipse of the Big Gun: The Warship 1906-45 (1992)
  • Friedman, Norman, and A. D. Baker. Naval Firepower: Battleship Guns and Gunnery in the Dreadnaught Era (2008)
  • Friedman, Norman. U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History (1985)
  • Garcia Y Robertson, Rodrigo. "Failure of the Heavy Gun at Sea, 1898-1922." Technology and Culture 1987 28(3): 539-557. Issn: 0040-165x Fulltext: in Jstor
  • Hodges, Peter. The Big Gun: Battleship Main Armament 1860-1945, (1981), highly detailed coverage
  • Hone, Trent. "The Evolution of Fleet Tactical Doctrine in the U.S. Navy, 1922-1941," The Journal of Military History - Volume 67, Number 4, October 2003, pp. 1107-1148 in Project Muse
  • Hore, Peter. Battleships of World War II: An illustrated history and country-by-country directory of warships, including battlecruisers and pocket battleships, that ... Jersey, Iowa, Bismarck, Yamato, Richelieu (2008)
  • Hore, Peter. Battleships of World War I: A Fully Illustrated Country-By-Country Directory Of Dreadnoughts, Including Armoured Cruisers, Battlecruisers And Battleships From 1906-1918 (2007)
  • Hore, Peter. Ironclads: An Illustrated History of Battleships from 1860 to WWI (2007)
  • Lambert, Nicholas A. Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution (2002) excerpt and text search
  • McBride, William M. Technological Change and the United States Navy, 1865-1945 (2000) excerpt and text search
  • Morison, Samuel Loring, and Norman Polmar. The American Battleship (2003) excerpt and text search
  • Muir, Malcolm. The Iowa Class Battleships: Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri & Wisconsin (1991)
  • Mulligan, Timothy. "Ship-of-the-Line or Atlantic Raider? Battleship Bismarck Between Design Limitations and Naval Strategy," The Journal of Military History 69#4 October 2005, pp. 1013-1044 in Project Muse
  • Parkes, Oscar British Battleships: 'Warrior' 1860 to 'Vanguard' 1950 - A History of Design, Construction and Armament (1990) Naval Institute, Annapolis
  • Sondhaus, Lawrence. Naval Warfare, 1815-1914 (2001) online edition
  • Sturton, Ian. Conway's Battleships: The Definitive Visual Reference to the World's All-Big-Gun Ships (2008)
  • Sumida, Jon Tetsuro. "Gunnery, Procurement, and Strategy in the Dreadnought Era," The Journal of Military History v69#4 (2005) 1179-1187 online at Project Muse
  • Sumrall, Robert F., and Thomas Walkowiak. Iowa Class Battleships: Their Design, Weapons and Equipment (1989)
  • Weller, Donald M. "Salvo-splash! The Development of Naval Gunfire Support in World War II". United States Naval Institute Proceedings 1954 80(8): 839-849, 1011-1021
  • Whitley, M.J. Battleships of World War Two (2001) excerpt and text search
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